kile

Meaning

Noun

• An ulcer; sore.

Origin

• From Middle English kile, kyle, kylle, from Old Norse kýli ("boil"), from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ, *kūlijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gewl- ("vessel, bowl, ball"), from Proto-Indo-European *gew-, *gū-. Cognate with Icelandic kýli ("wen, boil"), Swedish kula ("boil, bulge; pit"), Danish kule ("boil, bump; pit"), German Keule ("club"), German Kuhle ("hollow"), Dutch kuil ("pit, hole"). Distant keel, and , q.v.